Tag: samsung

AT&T announced today the release of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The carrier is known for releasing a "rugged" iteration of each year's Galaxy flagship. This year's model looks more rugged than ever and packs an impressive 4000 mAh battery which is said to last 30% longer than the regular S7. As far as specs are ...

Samsung Pay is perhaps the best mobile payment method in the market. At least in my opinion. Not only it uses NFC but it also uses MST (Magnetic Secure Payment) technology which is accepted in over 30 million locations (according to Samsung). The application was only available to Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus ...

I am currently using the Nexus 6 with Android M as my daily driver. I have rooted and flashed custom ROMs in the past only to find out that I love pure Android experience. I also owned every Note device since they came out. Touchwiz is TouchWiz. It has its ups and downs. On the Note 4, it was buggy at times but ...

In the heels of yesterday's announcement of the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, Best Buy is having a great promotion to those of you who are looking to upgrade to the new phablets. This isn't bad folks.
The deal started yesterday and will last until August 29th. You can trade any working "postpaid ...

Samsung announced today the releaser of the Galaxy Note 5 along with the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus suting their Unpacked 2015 event in New York. Many of you propbably knoew almost everything you need to know about thes 2 devices. One of the biggets changes is the new design which falls in the same lines as the Galaxy S6 - ...

In case you missed the official unveiling of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. Samsung published a video giving us a glimpse of both devices. For the record, These aren't the Galaxy phones we're accustomed. There will be a non-removable battery and no microSD support. Samsung decided to make wireless charging ...

Samsung took the stage at MWC and announced the release of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. Although some of leaks seemed to be the real thing, Samsung has done a really good job keeping the best for today.
If you're a fan of removable batteries, you will probably be disappointed. The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 ...

These Samsung Pro Class memory cards are probably the best you could buy. They offer very fast reading speed up to 90 MB/s and writing up to 80 MB/s. Amazon is offering a really good deal on them. You can get a 64GB micsroSD for $35 shipped with a discount of $25 off the original price of $60 (32GB is ...

Folks in China can now purchase Samsung's Galaxy A5 handset for ¥2,599.00 or $420 directly from the official Samsung China site. This handset was announced back in October alongside with the Galaxy A3. The A5 is looks similar to the Galaxy Alpha in terms of aesthetics. It has an all-metal frame and is aimed to ...

The Wall Street Journal reports today that Samsung may be in hot waters following poor sales of its Galaxy S5. They sold 40% less than what they projected this year. Samsung was able to move 12 million S5s in the first 3 months, 4 million less than the Galaxy S4. Unsurprisingly, the Galaxy S5 is doing great here ...

TigerDirect (eBay store) is having a great sale on Samsung EVO microSD cards today. This is the cheapest we have seen these cards going for in a very long time. This means that this is that time when you need to restock on memory. With a write speed of up to 48 MB/s, you can transfer about 360 photos in less than ...

The folks at SamMobile have gotten their hands on what seems to be the latest build of Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Galaxy S5. TouchWiz is still there and it is not going anywhere folks. This build is said to bring an updateD toolbox and performance enhancements.
Upon watching the video, you can see that ...

Sprint announced today that you can now lease a Galaxy S5 or Galaxy S5 Sport for $20 a month, for 2 years. This reminds me of when I was in the car business. Phones are becoming like cars nowadays, if you're a Sprint customer at least. So basically, you will be paying $480 to rent the phone for 24 months. At the ...

Samsung announced yesterday that the Gear S smartwatch will launch on November 7 in the US. It can be purchased from AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and Best Buy for a possible price tag of $350. This watch runs on Samsung's own Tizen OS and will pack a curved display and 3G cellular radios. This means that ...

Carephone Warehouse, a UK-based phone retailer, posted a video comparing the newly released powerhouses: the Nexus 6 and Galaxy Note 4. Both devices fall into the category of 'phablet.' They are very similar in terms of components but differ in some other things that may or not be appealing to you.
The video ...

US Cellular announced today that they will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on launch day, October 17. It will sell for $300 with a 2 year contract or $770.16 if you choose to buy it outright. If you cannot wait to pull the trigger, you can pre-order it right now from here.
US Cellular is one the nation's ...

According to the folks at SamMobile, the Galaxy Note 4 received a new update with firmware number XXU1ANJ4. The 36MB update is said to bring stability improvements (bug fixes) and battery life improvements. Judging from the screenshots, the Note 4 lasted for one day and 4 hours with a on-screen time of 5 hours ...

Here Maps for Android is finally available. In case you've never heard of it. This app is being developed by Nokia and it looks like it could be a good alternative to Google Maps. However, it is only compatible with Samsung Galaxy phones 'running Android 4.1 and higher, with 1GB of RAM or more.' Other devices will ...

Samsung definitely wants you to know that the upcoming Galaxy Note 4 is going to be tough. Following its bend test, the Korean giant conducted an actual drop test where the phablet has been dropped '100 and 100' times using different techniques.
First, they go on by doing a the drop test on a marble slab along ...

The folks at SamMobile were able to get some hands-on time with a Galaxy S5 running Android L. They made a video that is 8 minute long showing an early build of Google's new version of Android.
SamMobile mentions that most of Samsung's proprietary apps like the Dialer, Messages and mod other have been built ...